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Class 37 - BR Blue pre-TOPS - D6992 - DCC Sound Fitted

Class 37 - BR Blue pre-TOPS - D6992 - DCC Sound Fitted

SKU ACC2624-DCC
£216.66 - £216.66
£216.66
£216.66 - £216.66
£216.66
Availability:
Only 1 left!
Although the last 75 or so EE Type 3s were delivered after the debut of the new British Rail 'corporate image' on Brush Type 4 D1733 in May 1964 all 309 locomotives were outshopped from Vulcan Foundary in BR green. Despite their relative youth, repaints into the new blue scheme were not uncommon before 1970 and a not insignificant number gained double arrows and Rail alphabet numbers on all four cabsides. D6992 was the highest numbered example, and was recorded in this livery variation - still with D-prefixed number - in the second half of 1969, just four years after debuting at 86A Cardiff Canton in July 1965 for freight work. It was redesignated as 37292 under TOPS and moved to Eastfield and then Motherwell in 1981, later receiving an experimental uprated 2,000hp 12CSVT same year. Incredibly this locomotive is still with us and even appeared in our first production run as DRS 'Regional Railways' heritage repaint 37425.

Common Features:

  • Highly detailed OO scale model, 1:76.2
  • Heavy die-cast metal chassis
  • Accurate tumbleholme, nose, cab roof and cantrail curves taken from 3D Laser scan and extensive surveys
  • Timeframe specific details, including but not limited to;
  • Bogies (Fabricated and three variations of Cast)
  • Fuel tanks (As built and with later smooth-sided long range fuel tank)
  • Early Class 37/0 features frost grille, boiler filler panel and access steps
  • Early Class 37/0 features illuminated split headcode displays with a selection of different four-character headcodes
  • Class 37/6 have operational WIPAC light clusters and top headlight and numerous different nose slides all including multiple working socket
  • Three styles of buffer: large round Oleo, oval and squared oval
  • Three styles of nose grilles: as built, refurbished ‘split’ and refurbished ‘single piece’
  • Boiler exhaust, and two styles of plated boiler panel
  • With or without bufferbeam skirts
  • With or without cab roof vents and bodyside windows
  • Nose and roof aerials and antennas (where applicable)
  • Three styles of windscreen: standard, centre toughened and all toughened
  • Three styles of cab interior: as built, refurbished and modern DRS locos
  • Four bufferbeam variations with different piping configurations
  • Door kickplates where applicable

Multiple body and nose slides to accurately represent almost every member of the class, including three variations of cantrail grille: early EE (for D6700-D6704), later EE and RSH

Four roof styles: Original double riveted, single riveted, welded and welded with antennas

Separately applied etched metal and high fidelity plastic detail parts, including grab handles, aerials, steps, wipers, nameplates, crests and more.

Etched metal door kickplates (where applicable), ‘frost’ grille (where applicable) & super fine etched metal roof grille

Scale width wire handrails

Turned brass roof-mounted horns on centre headcode examples

Full underbody tank detail with brackets and pipework

Bogies feature separate footsteps, etched footsteps, brake cylinders, speed recorder, end brake rigging and very fine brake chain

Brake blocks on trucks (bogies) in line with wheels (can be moved for EM/P4 gauges)

Numerous other locomotive-specific details yet to be revealed!

RP25-110 profile OO gauge wheels with fine scale ‘drop in’ EM (18.2mm gauge) and P4 (18.83mm gauge) wheels available separately

Accurate high-fidelity miniature snowploughs

Fully sprung metal buffers, extra-fine factory-installed pipework and screw couplings

Correct height mini-tension-lock couplers with NEM socket as well as a fully detailed bufferbeam

Every model includes PowerPack / Backup Power Capacitor Bank for up to ten seconds of power free running, flicker free lighting and continuous sound

  • High Performance traction, to include;
  • High-quality five-pole motor with two flywheels
  • Metal Helical Gear box for maximum performance and slow speed running
  • Gearing arranged so locomotive can achieve a scale top speed of 100 mph (160 km/h)
  • DCC ready with PowerPack Super-capacitor for uninterrupted power and super low speed running
  • All wheel drive and all wheel pickup

Provided DCC ready [21Pin MTX Socket] or Factory DCC Sound Fitted [ESU LokSound 5]

Every model includes PowerPack / Backup Power Capacitor Bank for up to ten seconds of power free running, flicker free lighting and continuous sound

DCC Sound Versions include;

  • ESU LokSound V5 DCC Chip
  • Customised Dual-Speaker Technology with;
  • Large Accurathrash Bass Speaker
  • Smaller 'iphone' style cube for higher frequencies
  • DCC ready with PowerPack Super-capacitor for uninterrupted power and super low speed running

Fully detailed Lighting Pack, including: 

  • Directional lighting on DC and DCC
  • Fully functional Headlights per prototype
  • Engine Bay Lighting (with visible Prime Mover)
  • WIPAC light clusters where appropriate with day and night-time settings
  • Separately switched cab lighting and illuminated, details driver’s console, auto off on movement
  • Switchable red tail lights

Customer Reviews

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Ian L.
Class 37 - 6992

Another model that runs smooth and quiet straight from the box. The sound is superb when powered up. The loco looks much better with the body sitting lower on the bogies, the reduced clearance has not affected the running. The bogie chains are a big improvement over the Deltic. Decoration is spot on of an early pre tops re-paint .

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Barry L.
Pre Tops Blue Class 37

All I can say is wow, what a great looking loco.
Will look really good when I weather it.
I ran loco on a roundy round test track for about 4 hours and it ran faultlessly.
I was a bit concerned if it had the motor issues as in run 1 but this is definitely not a problem with batch 2.
Fitted the crew which was very easy so she is nearly ready for service.
Great Loco really pleased with it.
Baz from Bristol

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Mr D.J.B.
Superb model

This 37 is simply quite stunning, looks like the real thing and performs very well straight out of the box. I chose a sound fitted version, and it's excellent, with just the right volume level and many features to make the driving experience truly immersive. Well done Accurascale.

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Jacob B.
Great loco

great loco to have.

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Phil.
37 - BR Blue pre-TOPS - D6992 - DCC Sound Fitted

37 - BR Blue pre-TOPS, as always good quality, product fantastic design and detail, sounds grate, easy access to the interior, you can gently pull the sides with no tools and the body comes away with ease. I do have a slight problem the lighting for the head coad doesn't light up all of the numbers at both ends. Been in touch with accuascale. Very helpful, especially Simon, he gives me faith it will be sorted, so I keep coming back, other companies with similar issues haven't been very helpful, so no longer shop there. Now just waiting for a solution, witch I'm sure accuascale will sort out as they have done in the past.

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Nigel L.
Fantastic evocative model!

Exactly as I remember seeing the real loco at Barry Island, back in 1969! Sound is excellent, even on DC. Thank you.

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Jason F.
Class 37 original

Great model from the looks to the sound runs well and the sound is amazing different from my DRS 37

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Steve A.
Classy 37!

From ordering to receiving my pre-tops class 37, I couldn’t fault the experience - once opened and placed on the track my experience continued to get better.
Accurascale seems to have embraced what railway modeller’s need with excellent sound, factory fitted stay alive, superb running and seemingly great warranty - what more could you want?
Well, more of the same so now ordered a 57xx in the hope it matched the experience so far. Well done Accurascale!

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Allistair T.

What a great model. Nicely applied livery captures very nicely the early style of BR blue. Not fully run in yet but runs nice n smooth.

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Douglas J.
D6992

Another fine looking model from Accurascale and I love the fact that they offer a version in pre-TOPS blue, which is a welcome change and very much appreciated by me and others that model this period.
I do have a couple of very small issues. The buffer beam pipes supplied are beautifully modelled though I found the control air and main res pipes too long which would cause fouling when running. I ended up shortening the pipes by approx 4mm and touching in the ends of the pipes with a tiny amount of white/yellow paint as appropriate.
The other issue is with the removal of the keeper plate for lubrication and/or fitting EM/P4 wheelsets. I found this very fiddly, necessitating removal of the bogie side frames and the cross members, which I struggled to get back into their correct position afterwards. For the majority of older, less detailed models, removal of the keeper plate was simply a matter of popping off the 4 or 6 side clips, have we perhaps sacrificed simplicity for extra detail?
One of the nose end lamp irons was missing but AS support are sending me another in the post, so hardly the end of the world. Also, one of the buffers had fallen off, but again, hardly earth shattering and was easy enough to fix back into position.
Overall a lovely model and I'm looking forward to running it for many years.

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